Not to be left out of the party in the Magnolia State, #3 Ole Miss beat #14 Texas A&M, 35-20. Mississippi's "Land Shark" defense forced three turnovers, including two picks of A&M QB Kenny "Trill" Hill.

The Gophers seized control of the Big Ten West with a 24-17 win over Northwestern. A two-possession sequence nicely summed up the Wildcats' season to date: NU fumbled a kick return, recovered at their own 3-yard line, drove 97 yards for a touchdown to the tie the game at 17, and promptly surrendered a 100-yard return for a touchdown on the ensuing kickoff.

8. MATS.

While UMass has posted a 1-6 record straight up in 2014, Massachusetts Against The Spread is an impressive 5-1 against the spread.

(This week, in a battle of Mid-American Conference basement-dwellers, UMass triumphed over Kent State 40-17. The Minutemen broke a 12-game losing streak while the Golden Flashes dropped to 0-6 on the season.)

9. The Citadel.

Statistical highlights from The Citadel's 63-56 victory over Charlotte in double overtime:

"UC Davis may have found a quarterback and a rejuvenated running back during its Big Sky Conference homecoming game against No. 11 Montana State on Saturday," the Sacramento Beereports.

"But the Aggies also learned that they couldn't keep pace with the Bobcats' big-play offense and their gifted sophomore quarterback, Dakota Prukop, in falling 77-37 in a game that featured a slew of highlight-reel plays to keep the crowd of 7,152 entertained.

"The two teams combined for 1,346 total yards, 63 first downs, 16 touchdowns and a handful of school records."